Month: July 2018

Image copyright US State Department Image caption One of several broken vacuums and packs of toilet rolls for sale on the US embassy’s online auction The US embassy in London is auctioning off unwanted items following its relocation this year to a $1bn (£762m) new facility in Vauxhall. Among the goods up for grabs: a…

Image copyright Toronto Star via Getty Images Image caption Canadian officials used Ebrahim Toure’s DNA in an attempt to establish his nationality Canada is using DNA and commercial genealogical sites to help determine the nationality of migrants whose origin is in question. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has confirmed the use of DNA testing…

Image copyright Protección Civil Durango/Twitter Image caption The plane was destined for Mexico City, and had a capacity of 100 A plane has crashed in Mexico’s city of Durango, television images show, with 97 passengers and four crew aboard. Aeroméxico flight AM2431 was flying from Guadalupe Victoria International Airport to Mexico City. Local media report…

Image copyright Apple Apple sold fewer iPhones than expected in its most recent quarter but their higher price tag meant the tech giant still beat analyst forecasts. The firm said it sold 41.3 million iPhones in the three months to the end of June, up just 1% from last year. But the average iPhone selling…

Force India was formed in 2007 but has entered administration pending a takeoverThe story of the collapse of Force India into administration and the search for a rescuer to take over the team just got a lot more complicated. It’s already difficult enough to find a buyer for a Formula 1 team, especially if -…

Premier League managers will be issued verbal cautions for misconduct committed in the technical areaRed and yellow cards will be issued to managers and coaches for misconduct in the technical area this season. Premier League bosses will receive verbal cautions for “irresponsible behaviour” in the 2018-19 campaign. But in the FA Cup, Football League, EFL…

Cindy Whitehead caused a stir as one of the few girls on the skateboard scene in the 70s. She quickly became a top-ranked pro skateboarder for vertical riding. Video edited by Ellen Tsang. Hear more about the rise of skateboarding on The Documentary from BBC World Service.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEllie Soutter during the Youth Olympic Winter Festival in 2017The father of British snowboarder Ellie Soutter who died on her 18th birthday believes she could have been struggling with the pressure of competing in high-level sport. Tony Soutter told BBC South East he had lost his best…

Listen to live Surrey v Glamorgan commentary and watch in-play clips in the T20 Blast – Live – BBC Sport ]]> Summary Choose from BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Wales or BBC Radio London commentary In-play video clips available to UK users only Play starts at 18:30 BST Surrey have won the…